News Center — The cities of Mosul and Shingal are witnessing a worrying rise in suicide cases amid mounting psychological and social crises affecting residents, particularly young people who continue to suffer from the aftermath of war and displacement. According to a report issued by the Forensic Medicine Institute in Mosul, dozens of people took their own lives during the first nine months of this year, while local data from Shingal indicate that increasing psychological and social pressures are driving more young people toward suicide.

The report from the Forensic Medicine Institute in Mosul, covering the period from January to September, recorded 84 suicides in the city — 40 women and 44 men.

Among the Yazidi suicide cases, there were 8 women and 10 men. The report did not specify whether these Yazidi cases were from other areas in Mosul or from Shingal.

According to information obtained by Roj News Agency from the Public Security Research Authority in Êzîdxan, 16 people — 10 men and 6 women — committed suicide in Shingal during the first nine months of this year. Most of these young victims were between 17 and 25 years old, including one 16-year-old boy.

While the Mosul Forensic Medicine report did not provide detailed data on the causes of suicide, the Public Security data in Êzîdxan indicate that social pressures, psychological problems, and the negative effects of digital media are among the main factors leading to suicide.